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Tagged “Robotics”
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Yann LeCun: AI, World Models, and the Future of AGI
Yann LeCun argues that current autoregressive LLMs are limited by their focus on text and their inability to model the physical world. He advocates for moving away from generative AI toward Joint Embedding Predictive Architectures (JEPA), …
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Neri Oxman: Engineering, Nature, and the Future of Design
Neri Oxman, a visionary designer and scientist, explores the revolutionary intersection of synthetic biology and computational design. She presents the concept of material ecology, a paradigm shift from traditional industrial manufacturing…
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Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics, Robotics & Atlas
In this engaging conversation, Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, explores the company's 30-year legacy of engineering marvels. He discusses his early work on dynamic locomotion at MIT's Leg Lab and how that informs the company's appr…
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Emotion AI, Human Connection, and Robotics with Rana el Kaliouby
In this episode, Lex Fridman talks to Rana el Kaliouby, a pioneer in emotion recognition and human-centric AI. They explore the critical importance of empathy in technology, reflecting on how, despite current dehumanizing trends in digital…
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Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm, 5G, and the Connected Future
In this insightful episode, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon discusses the transformative power of 5G, the architectural mastery behind the Snapdragon platform, and the company's expansion into automotive and robotics technology. Amon provides …
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Jan LeCun: Self-Supervised Learning & Future of AI
Jan LeCun explores the critical role of self-supervised learning as the foundation for AGI. By moving beyond labeled data and reinforcement learning, AI can learn to build world models, gaining common sense through observation. The episode…
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Autonomous Trucking, Robotics, and the Future of AI with Boris Soffman
This episode features a deep dive into the evolution of robotics with Boris Soffman. Boris reflects on his time as the CEO of Anki, explaining the brilliance of the social robot Cosmo, which successfully captured emotional resonance throug…
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Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI, AGI, Consciousness, and Love
In this expansive dialogue, Wojciech Zaremba, co-founder of OpenAI, provides a deep dive into the engineering and philosophical foundations of Artificial General Intelligence. Exploring the intersection of mathematics and consciousness, Za…
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Evolutionary AI: Computation, Biology, and Intelligence
Computer scientist Risto Miikkulainen explores the profound synergy between biology and evolutionary computation. By simulating nature's strategies—variation, selection, and the runaway evolution of complexity—we can build intelligent agen…
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Dmitry Dolgov: Journey into the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
This episode features Dmitry Dolgov, CTO of Waymo, exploring the incredible engineering journey of creating fully autonomous vehicles. From his early roots as a young programmer in Russia to his pivotal role in the DARPA Urban Challenge an…
2h 28m
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